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GENERAL & MISC.
- America's Story from America's Library - See, Hear and Sing [Library of Congress]
- An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, circa 1490-1920 [Library of Congress]
- Celebhoo: Celebrity Search Engine
- Celebrity Tattoos
- CNN: Entertainment News
- Entertainment Law Digest - celebrity lawsuits
- Entertainment Weekly magazine
- Famous Monkeys Through History
- Famous People Who Were Once Homeless
- FBI - Freedom of Information Act - Famous Persons
- Find A Grave
- The Jim Henson Company [Kermit the Frog's official site]
- LikeTelevision... only better - streaming movies, music videos, comedy, sports
- Makeup411
- mugshots:
- Panderers in Japan - American stars doing commercials in Japan
- ShowbizJobs.com - find employment in the entertainment industry
STARS
- Abbott and Costello [official site]
- Steve Allen [official site]
- Arbucklemania: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle [official site]
- The Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz Center
- Gretchen Bonaduce:
- George Carlin [official site]
- Johnny Carson: The Official Tonight Show Website
- Lynda Carter [official site]
- Cher [official site]
- Wes Craven [official site]
- Cindy Crawford [official site]
- Rodney Dangerfield [official site]
- James Dean [official site]
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Clint Eastwood
- Jenna Elfman [official site]
- Elvira - Mistress of the Dark [official site]
- Michael Flatley: Lord of the Dance [official site]
- Jeff Foxworthy
- Alan Freed [official site]
- Jennie Garth [official site]
- Kathy Griffin [official site]
- Florence Henderson [official site]
- Doug Henning [official site]
- Maryellen Hooper [official site]
- Bob Hope and American Variety - Library of Congress Exhibition, includes huge joke file
- Laurel and Hardy Society - Way Out West Tent
- Jerry Lewis Comedy Museum and Store [official site]
- Traci Lords [official site]
- Shirley MacLaine [official site]
- Cindy Margolis
- Ann-Margret [official site]
- Groucho Marx: Infringement - text of famous Groucho Marx letter to Warner Brothers after being warned that the title of the film A Night in Casablanca infringed on the name Casablanca
- Harpo Marx [official site]
- Bettie Page:
- Fess Parker [official site]
- Pat Paulsen's 1960's Television Editorials - classic satire from Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
- Harold Pinter
- Kathleen Renish:
- Don Rickles: The Hockey Puck! [official site]
- Zoë Saldana [official site]
- Rhonda Shear [official site]
- Will Smith [official site]
- Smothers Brothers [official site]
- Preston Sturges [official site]
- Leigh Taylor-Young [her own self-designed site!]
- The Three Stooges Online Filmography
- Mamie Van Doren [official site]
- Mae West - see: The Masquers Club
- Woody Woodpecker [official site]
MOVIES
- Aardman Animations - home of Wallace & Gromit and other claymation works
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - the Oscars
- Ain't It Cool News - all about movies in production, advance info from industry "spies"
- American Film Institute
- Animation of Heaven & Hell in 3-D! - looks at the work of five different animators, including Art Clokey, the creator of Gumby
- The Astounding B Monster - tribute to B-movies
- At the Movies
- Best Video
- Big Cartoon DataBase - searchable database of cartoons, episode guides and crew lists
- Blinkx - video search engine
- Blockbuster
- Cardiff Movie Database - see: Internet Movie Database (below)
- Chicago Reader Movie Section - includes database of 10,000+ reviews
- cinematography.com - for the people behind the camera
- Cult Sirens
- Roger Ebert - see Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert
- Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee - famous video rental store in North Hollywood that carries lots of rare movies and TV shows
- Eeggs.com - guide to "Easter eggs" (hidden features) to look for:
- Famous Locations
- Film Sound Design - Film Sound Theory
- Film Underground - a cyber film school
- Film Scouts
- ForeignFilms.com - "The best place to find foreign films on the web."
- Future Movies - British movie review and filmmaking website
- Hollywood Chamber of Commerce - keepers of the Walk of Fame
- Hollywood Stock Exchange - a Hollywood-based investment game
- Hollywood Video
- Intuitor Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics - special effects that don't make logical sense
- The Internet Movie Database (formerly Cardiff Movie Database):
- Kubrick on the Web - info and lots of links
- The Los Angeles Film School
- THE MASQUERS CLUB
- A look at famous social club which included as its members most of the great personalities of Hollywood's gold era. This page features rare photos of many of them, including Jimmy Stewart, Bing Crosby, Edward G. Robinson, Buster Keaton, Frank Capra, Mack Sennett, Jack Benny, George Burns, Cesar Romero and James Cagney, as well as a RealAudio clip of Mae West singing "Frankie and Johnny" at a private Masquers Club show in 1973.
- metacritic - film reviews, etc.
- Mods & Rockers - L.A.'s annual festival of 1960s films
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA):
- Movie Sounds Page - audio clips, suggested sounds for Windows events
- Netflix
- Oddball Film - repository of unusual stock footage
- Origins of American Animation, 1900-1921 [Library of Congress]
- Oscars - see: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Prelinger Archives - thousands of "ephemeral" (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films
- Professor Neon's TV and Movie Mania
- Redbox
- Reel.com - see: Hollywood Video
- Reel Clothes & Props - buy clothing and props used in movies and TV shows
- RunPee.com - recommends the best times for bathroom break during movies currently in theatres
- Running Movies - Hollywood films featuring runners
- Screenplay.com - software for screenwriting
- Sony Pictures
- Sound Dogs, Inc. - movie sound bites and sound effects
- TV Guide: movies
- Universal Studios
- Videomaker (magazine)
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Warner Bros.: Movies
- Yahoo! Movies
- YouTube.com - view short films online
MOVIES: THEATRES IN L.A.
- AMC Theatres - local show times, coming attractions
- El Capitan Theatre
- Laemmle Theatres
- Nuart Theatre
- Silent Movie Theatre (Cinefamily)
MOVIES: FAMOUS FILMS
- Avatar:
- Casablanca - see: Vincent's Casablanca Home Page
- Coraline's sweater [PDF] - make one yourself with this official pattern!
- Gone With the Wind - Wikipedia article
- James Bond (007.com) [official site]
- Sita Sings the Blues - watch this ground-breaking animation film online for free!
- Star Wars [official site]
- The Wizard of Oz [official site]
THEATRE
- American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
- Carthalia - Theatres on Postcards - Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide
- Cirque du Soleil
- Henrik Ibsen [playwright]
- TheaterMania.com - theatre tickets for major U.S. cities, Broadway, off-Broadway
RADIO·TV·CABLE: GENERAL
- 5 Best Services To Watch Free Internet TV - 2008 article from Technofriends
- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - the Emmy Awards
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
- AntennaWeb.org - site sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), helps you find and set up the best antenna for your area
- Audiences Unlimited - free tickets to sitcom tapings, info about shows
- Emmy Awards - see: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Boxee:
- Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee - famous video rental store in North Hollywood that carries lots of rare movies and TV shows
- Jump The Shark - "Chronicling the moments of when TV shows go downhill"
- Library of American Broadcasting - classic ads from Radio Advertising Bureau Collection
- Nielsen Media Research
- Old-Time Radio
- Old Time Radio Show Catalog (OTRCat.com) - shows available on audio CDs or as MP3 files
- Old TV Tickets - scans of vintage studio audience tix
- The Paley Center for Media
- Peabody Awards
- Professor Neon's TV and Movie Mania
- Radio Advertising Bureau - see: Library of American Broadcasting
- ReelRadio's Reel Top 40 Radio Repository - vintage Top 40 radio programming
- Screenplay.com - software for screenwriting
- TheTELLY.net - a device for watching live British channels on your TV anywhere in the world
- Truveo - video search engine
- TV Guide
- TVland.com - watch dozens of vintage TV shows online
- TVtickets.com (Audiences Unlimited)
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive
- VPN (virtual private network) for watching restricted foreign content online:
- VPN - watch foreign TV [Google search results]
- Lamnia VPN - watch British TV online anywhere in the world; also enables UK users to access Hulu content
- TIC VPN - watch British TV online anywhere in the world
- Hotspot Shield - for viewing US shows online from outside US
- World Television Standards - description of TV standards (NTSC, PAL, SECAM, etc.), with chart showing the standard used by each country [out of date?]
- Yahoo! TV
- Yesterday USA Radio Networks - vintage radio and music programs via RealAudio
- ZAP2it - lots of news about TV shows, includes customizable TV listings for your area
RADIO·TV·CABLE: SHOWS
IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THIS SECTION COMPLETELY UP-TO-DATE SINCE THE NETWORKS ARE CONSTANTLY CANCELING GOOD SHOWS AND ADDING BAD ONES. ALSO, FOR WHATEVER REASON, NETWORK WEBMASTERS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING THE URLs FOR THEIR SHOWS. SEE THE NETWORK WEBSITES (IN THE NEXT SECTION) FOR THE MOST CURRENT SHOW LINKS.
- 20/20 [official ABC site]
- 24 [official Fox site]
- 30 Rock [official NBC site]
- 60 Minutes [official CBS site]
- ABC News [official site]
- All Things Considered [official NPR site]
- American Idol:
- American Masters [official PBS site]
- America's Most Wanted
- Amos 'n' Andy:
- Antiques Roadshow [official PBS site]
- Austin City Limits:
- The Bachelor(ette) [official ABC site]
- Bewitched and Elizabeth Montgomery
- The Big Bang Theory [official CBS site]
- The Biggest Loser [official NBC site]
- Bones [official Fox site]
- The Brady Bunch Hour - fan site for "Brady Bunch" spinoff variety show
- Breakfast With the Beatles (KLOS-FM) - America's longest running Beatles radio show
- Car Talk
- Caroline in the City [official site]
- Castle [official ABC site]
- Charlie's Angels: Angelic Heaven
- Click and Clack - see: Car Talk
- CBS Radio Mystery Theatre - all 1,399 episodes searchable by plots, actors, and writers
- Coupling [official BBC America site]
- Criminal Minds [official CBS site]
- CSI [official CBS site]
- Dateline [official MSNBC site]
- Desperate Housewives [official ABC site]
- Dragnet [tribute site]
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show [official site]
- Felix the Cat
- Craig Ferguson - see: Late Late Show
- Firesign Theatre [official site]
- Folkscene [KPFK-FM, Los Angeles]
- Fresh Air - the NPR interview show with host Terry Gross
- Friday Night Lights [official NBC site]
- Frontline [official PBS site]
- Ghost Whisperer [official CBS site]
- Glee [official Fox site]
- Good Morning America [official ABC site]
- The Good Wife [official CBS site]
- Grey's Anatomy [official ABC site]
- Hannah Montana [official Disney site]
- Happy Days [tribute site, no longer being updated]
- Heroes [official NBC site]
- Hee Haw [official site]
- Hopalong Cassidy [official site]
- House [official Fox site]
- How I Met Your Mother [official CBS site]
- Human Target [official Fox site]
- ITN News - UK-based news service
- JAG [official CBS site]
- Jeopardy [official site]
- Jimmy Kimmel Live:
- King of the Hill [Wikipedia article]
- The L Word [official Showtime site]
- L.A. TV Live [KJLA-TV, Ventura]
- Land of the Lost
- Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson [official CBS site]
- Late Show with David Letterman [official CBS site]
- Latino USA [official site]
- Jay Leno Show [official site]
- David Letterman - see: Late Show
- Tom Leykis Show [official site]
- Lost [official ABC site]
- Maury [official site]
- The Mentalist [official CBS site]
- Modern Family [official ABC site]
- Morning Edition [official NPR site]
- The Munsters [official site]
- Muppets:
- NCIS [official CBS site]
- NewsHour [official PBS site]
- Night Gallery ("Rod Serling's Night Gallery") [official site]
- Nova [official PBS site]
- The Office:
- A Prairie Home Companion
- Saturday Night Live [official NBC site]
- Science Friday
- Scooby-Doo
- Shear Genius [official Bravo site]
- The Simpsons:
- 60 Minutes [official CBS site]
- Smallville [official CW site]
- Tavis Smiley:
- Speaking of Faith - public radio's national conversation about belief, meaning, ethics, and ideas
- Jerry Springer [official site]
- Star Trek:
- Howard Stern:
- Superman:
- Supernanny:
- Supernatural [official CW site]
- Survivor [official CBS site]
- Talk Sex with Sue Johanson:
- 30 Rock [official NBC site]
- This American Life - radio program produced by WBEZ in Chicago
- The Thistle and Shamrock - NPR radio program
- Today Show [official NBC/MSNBC site]
- Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien [official site]
- 24 [official Fox site]
- 20/20 [official ABC site]
- Two and a Half Men [official CBS site]
- The World [PRI program]
- Xena: Warrior Princess:
RADIO·TV·CABLE: NETWORKS & STATIONS
- A&E
- ABC
- ABC Family Channel
- American Movie Classics (AMC)
- Animal Planet
- BBC:
- Biography Channel (Biography.com)
- Broadcast Live - Radio and Television from Around the World - links to streaming audio and video
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Cartoon Network
- CBS
- CBS Sports
- Cinemax
- CNN
- Court TV - see: CNN.com/JUSTICE
- C-SPAN
- The CW (formerly the WB Network)
- Discovery Channel
- Disney Channel
- Documentary Channel
- E!
- ESPN
- ESPNU - ESPN site for college sports
- Food Network
- Fox
- Fox News
- FX Networks
- Hallmark Channel
- HBO
- The History Channel
- History Channel International
- The Independent Film Channel (IFC)
- Indie 103.1 - Los Angeles, California
- Jack FM 93.1 (KCBS-FM) - Los Angeles, California
- KABC-AM (790) - Los Angeles, California
- KABC-TV (ch. 7) - Los Angeles, California
- KBIG-FM (104.3) - Los Angeles, California
- KCBS-FM - see: Jack FM 93.1 - Los Angeles, California
- KCAL-TV (ch. 9) - Los Angeles, California
- KCBS-TV (ch. 2) - Los Angeles, California
- KCET-TV (ch. 28) - Los Angeles, California
- KCOP-TV (ch. 13) - Los Angeles, California
- KCR-AM College Radio (1620) - San Diego State University, California
- KCRW-FM (89.9) - Santa Monica, California
- KCSN-FM (88.5) - California State University, Northridge
- KCTU-TV - Wichita, Kansas - with live RealVideo feed, lots of syndicated shows
- KDOC-TV (ch. 56) - Irvine, California
- KFWB-AM (980) - Los Angeles, California
- KGMB (ch. 23) and KHNL-TV (ch. 8) - Hawaii News Now - view newscast via RealVideo
- KIIS-FM (102.7) - Los Angeles, California
- KING-FM (98.1) - Seattle, Washington - streaming classical music 24 hours a day
- KJAZZ (KLON-FM/88.1) - California State University, Long Beach
- KKLA-FM (99.5) - Los Angeles, California
- KLOS-FM (95.5) - Los Angeles, California
- KLRU-TV - Austin, Texas - the PBS station that produces "Austin City Limits"
- KMEX-TV (ch. 34) - Los Angeles, California
- KNBC-TV (ch. 4) - Los Angeles, California
- KPBS-FM (89.5) & KPBS-TV (ch. 15) - San Diego State University, California
- KPCC-FM (89.3) - Pasadena, California
- KPFK-FM (90.7) - Los Angeles, California
- KPIG-FM (107.5) - Freedom, California
- KPIX-TV (ch. 5) - San Francisco, California
- KROQ-FM (106.7) - Los Angeles, California
- KRVS-FM (88.7) - Lafayette, Louisiana
- KTLA-TV (ch. 5) - Los Angeles, California
- KTTV-TV (ch. 11) - Los Angeles, California
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